In our last post, Five Insurance Tips to Help You Survive a Motorcycle Accident, we discussed the proactive steps necessary to ensure that you will be taken care of if you get into a serious motorcycle accident. This post...
Motorcyclists are a breed apart from other motorists—they share a unique bond with each other, and carry a mystique about them. There are several stereotypes, to be sure, but the critical differences between a motorcycle accident and a standard...
Hiring a lawyer is stressful—some of this is because of the inconveniences associated with doing anything unpleasant, and some of it is because the reason for needing a lawyer (an on-the-job injury, an auto accident, etc….) creates a significant...
It doesn’t matter if your case is a “tiny” automobile accident fender bender or a massive multi-million dollar birth injury medical malpractice case—you should hire the best lawyer possible. You can take the path of least resistance by randomly...
There is a new bill being considered by the Maryland legislature to further protect injured workers from workers compensation-related retaliation by their employers. If passed, this bill will help those employees when they are at their most vulnerable. The...
Maryland bus and taxi accident cases are somewhat different from other accident cases, largely because of insurance law, but also because of factors unique to those cases. Here’s an outline of some issues that lawyers and their clients should...
Some people mistakenly believe that because they did not wear a seat belt when involved in a Maryland automobile accident, that they are not entitled to a car accident settlement. People on bikes or motorcycles sometimes make the same...
Ever since last year when the Court of Appeals ruled that pit bulls were inherently dangerous and their owners (and sometimes landlords) were strictly liable for any dog attack, there has been a flurry of activity from lawyers, dog...
The Maryland legislature is considering a bill that would permit victims of drunk drivers to recover punitive damages in civil lawsuits. House Bill 987, sponsored by Delegates Waldstreicher, Anderson, Barkley, Conaway, Lee, Malone, Simmons and Smigiel, is similar to...
Most plaintiffs question the need for various discovery questions asked of them. These questions come in the form of written questions (interrogatories) or questions asked at deposition. In many cases, these questions have no real relevance to the case,...
